Adreano van den Driest

Adreano van den Driest
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-09) 9 January 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth Luanda, Angola
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Zeelandia Middelburg
JVOZ
2008–2011 NAC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 NAC 0 (0)
2013–2014 Eindhoven 5 (0)
2015 Académica Coimbra 0 (0)
2015–2016 Académica Lobito
2017 ENAD Polis Chrysochous
2017–2018 Achilles Veen
2018–2019 Dacia Unirea Brăila 27 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adreano van den Driest (born 9 January 1992) is a Dutch former professional footballer who last played for Dacia Unirea Brăila in Romania.

Career

Born in Angola, Van den Driest grew up in Middelburg and came through the youth systems of Zeelandia Middelburg, JVOZ and NAC Breda. He signed for Eindhoven in June 2013 and made his debut on 2 August 2013 in a 0–0 home draw with VVV-Venlo, coming on for Jasper Waalkens before half-time. He made five league appearances that season.

After a spell with the under-23s of Académica de Coimbra in 2015, Van den Driest had brief stints with Académica do Lobito in Angola and with ENAD Polis Chrysochous in Cyprus, before returning to the Netherlands with Achilles Veen in August 2017.

In September 2018 he joined Romanian second-tier side Dacia Unirea Brăila. He scored his only Liga II goal for the club on 14 October 2018, in a 6–1 defeat away to Universitatea Cluj.

References

  1. ↑ Dagevos, Jan (10 June 2013). "Adreano van den Driest naar FC Eindhoven". PZC (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "FC Eindhoven – VVV-Venlo (2 August 2013)". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Gamecast: FC Eindhoven 0–0 VVV-Venlo". ESPN. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Adreano van den Driest at Soccerway
  5. ↑ "Académica retomou os treinos na Academia Dolce Vita". Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. (in Portuguese). 2 September 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Van den Driest vindt club op Cyprus". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 22 January 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Tol, Iwan (3 March 2017). "34.528 kilometer voor een profcontract". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 August 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Van den Driest naar Achilles Veen". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  9. ↑ Hooft, Barry van der (7 November 2017). "Avonturier Van den Driest is klaar met zwerven". PZC (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 August 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ van der Hooft, Barry (17 September 2018). "Voetballer Van den Driest strijkt neer in Roemenië". PZC (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  11. ↑ ""Setul" cu Brăila ne apropie de lider! "U" Cluj – Dacia Unirea Brăila 6–1". FC Universitatea Cluj (in Romanian). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2025.